deaminate

[ dee-am-uh-neyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Chemistry.

, de·am·i·nat·ed, de·am·i·nat·ing.

1. to remove the amino group from (a compound).

deaminate

/ diːˈæmɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. tr to remove one or more amino groups from (a molecule)

Derived Forms

• deˌamiˈnation, noun

Other Words From

• de·ami·nation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deaminate¹

First recorded in 1910–15; de- + aminate

Example Sentences

While the deamination of adenine yields inosine, which is treated as guanine by polymerases, no enzymes are known to deaminate adenine in DNA.

From Nature